One of the more popular posts on this blog is “Who Should Recruiters Follow On Twitter? 100+ Suggestions“, so for this week’s “Top __” list, I’ve created an “updated and improved” version of that list to share with you.
The list includes a variety of professionals in the HR and Recruiting spaces – not just practitioners (although there are many). The list also includes consultants, a few pundits and maybe even a “thought leader” or two. In other words, it’s a good mix of people throughout the industry who share a variety of perspectives and includes many people who’s entire day-job is to study and share best practices with me and you.
Since there are many, many HR & recruiting professionals using Twitter, I wanted to try to create a “Top 100” list of people who are truly engaging and are providing value that is recognized by their Followers. As with prior lists I’ve created, my methodology is not perfect – but at least it’s consistent. To create this list, I looked at hundreds (yes hundreds) of Twitter accounts where Human Resources, HR, recruiting, etc. were mentioned in the person’s bio. (So if you’re not on this list and you think you should be, check your bio to ensure you have the right keywords included for which you want to be found.)
And while people are “ranked” on this list, it certainly doesn’t mean some are better than others. These tweeters come in all flavors. Some are verbose. Some savor their words – quality over quantity. Some share a lot of links. Some include quite a bit of their personal lives in their tweets. But all tweet about HR & recruiting at some point.
Methodology:
- Only individual accounts were included (i.e. no company accounts or multi-contributor accounts.)
- Accounts were ranked on number of Followers, Twitter Grader score, Klout and the number of Twitter Lists they have been added to by their followers. Each category was ranked 1 – 100 and weighted equally. My goal in using these measures was to not just look at who’s got the most Followers, but also their reach, influence and effect on their Followers.
Want to follow individuals on this list? Click on their Twitter name to check out their Bio and follow or click on this TweepML icon to see/follow the entire list.
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Top 100 HR & Recruiting Industry Pros To Follow On Twitter (2011)
1. Jessica Miller-Merrell (CEO – Xceptional HR) @blogging4jobs
Follower: 58278 Grader: 100 Klout: 77 Listed: 1388
2. William Tincup (CEO – Tincup & Co.) @williamtincup
Followers: 51007 Grader: 100 Klout: 72 Listed: 958
3. Craig Fisher (Vice President, Sales – Ajax Social Media) @Fishdogs
Followers: 25045 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 893
4. Laurie Ruettimann (Principal Strategist – Starr Tincup) @lruettimann
Followers: 14327 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 893
5. Jennifer McClure (President & Chief Talent Strategist – Unbridled Talent LLC) @JenniferMcClure
Followers: 13494 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 1123
6. Jenny DeVaughn (Manager, Social Media & Employment Branding – Waste Management, Inc.) @JennyDeVaughn
Followers: 9648 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 1619
7. Steven Rothberg (President & Founder – CollegeRecruiter.com) @StevenRothberg
Followers: 88963 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 2190
8. Michael Long (Head of Culture Branding – Rackspace Hosting) @theredrecruiter
Followers: 22179 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 850
9. Meghan M. Biro (Principal & Founder – TalentCulture, LLC) @MeghanMBiro
Followers: 12941 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 848
10. Paul Debettignies (VP Recruiting & Co-Founder – HireCast Consulting) @MNHeadhunter
Followers: 8215 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 759
11. Bill Boorman (Founder – @BillBoorman) @billboorman
Followers: 8108 Grader: 100 Klout: 69 Listed: 810
12. Jim Stroud (Director of Sourcing & Social Strategy – Bernard Hodes Group) @jimstroud
Followers: 11103 Grader: 100 Klout: 68 Listed: 588
13. Margo Rose (Social Media Recruiter – Jackson National Life) @HRMargo
Followers: 8366 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 830
14. Gautam Ghosh (Product Evangelist – Qontext, Inc.) @GautamGhosh
Followers: 6495 Grader: 100 Klout: 71 Listed: 880
15. Michael VanDervort (Social Media Community Manager – Publix) @MikeVanDervort
Followers: 11225 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 651
16. Joe Gerstandt (Speaker/Facilitator/Writer – joegerstandt.com) @joegerstandt
Followers: 9085 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 554
17. Morgan Missen (Head of Talent – foursquare) @mm
Followers: 13337 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 481
18. Mark Stelzner (Founder – Inflexion Advisors) @stelzner
Followers: 9152 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 578
19. Jason Buss (VP, Talent Acquisition & Diversity – Ameriprise Financial) @jjbuss
Followers: 45887 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 852
20. Bill Vick (Principal – Vick & Associates) @BillVick
Followers: 13108 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 742
21. Kevin W. Grossman (Chief Marketplace Evangelist – HRMarketer.com) @KevinWGrossman
Followers: 7857 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 469
22. Shally Steckerl (Executive Vice President – Arbita) @Shally
Followers: 11106 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 490
23. Steve Boese (Director, Talent Management Strategy – Oracle) @steveboese
Followers: 6941 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 589
24. Jim Durbin (Managing Principal – Social Media Talent) @smheadhunter
Followers: 7343 Grader: 100 Klout: 62 Listed: 900
25. Moises Lopez (Health Sourcing Lead – Accenture) @Moiseslopez
Followers: 16474 Grader: 100 Klout: 58 Listed: 568
26. Recruiting Animal (Recruiter – Self Employed) @animal
Followers: 6880 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 578
27. Mike Ramer (President – Ramer Search Consultants, Inc.) @MikeRamer
Followers: 11296 Grader: 100 Klout: 55 Listed: 603
28. Irina Shamaeva (Partner, Chief Sourcer – Brain Gain Recruiting) @braingain
Followers: 14192 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 662
29. Rich DeMatteo (Co-Founder – Bad Rhino, Inc.) @CornOnTheJob
Followers: 5609 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 544
30. Amybeth Hale (Editor – The Fordyce Letter & SourceCon – ERE Media) @researchgoddess
Followers: 6561 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 479
31. Andy Headworth (Founder – Sirona Consulting) @andyheadworth
Followers: 6963 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 445
32. Greg Savage (Founder & CEO – Firebrand Talent Search) @greg_savage
Followers: 7557 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 371
33. Trish McFarlane (HR Business Partner – St. Louis Children’s Hospital) @TrishMcFarlane
Followers: 6899 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 634
34. Bryan Wempen (EVP & Candidate Experience Expert – PeopleClues) @bryanwempen
Followers: 16462 Grader: 100 Klout: 63 Listed: 318
35. Kris Dunn (Partner & Chief Human Resources Officer – Kinetix) @Kris_Dunn
Followers: 6894 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 454
36. Charlie Judy (Global Director, Human Capital Strategic Development/Operations – Navigant Consulting) @HRFishbowl
Followers: 5492 Grader: 100 Klout: 67 Listed: 421
37. Susan Strayer (Sr. Director Global Employment Brand & Marketing – Marriott International) @SusanStrayer
Followers: 8554 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 507
38. Harry Urschel (Executive Recruiter/CEO – e-Executives) @eExecutives
Followers: 8049 Grader: 100 Klout: 57 Listed: 408
39. Thomas Shaw (Founder & Managing Director – Recruitment Director) @ThomasShaw
Followers: 19596 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 656
40. Chris Hoyt (Talent Engagement & Marketing Leader – PepsiCo) @TheRecruiterGuy
Followers: 8487 Grader: 100 Klout: 51 Listed: 570
41. Geoff Webb (CEO – Radical Events) @radicalrecruit
Followers: 4798 Grader: 100 Klout: 69 Listed: 311
42. Glen Cathey (Market Vice President – Kforce, Inc.) @GlenCathey
Followers: 6254 Grader: 100 Klout: 59 Listed: 443
43. Stephanie A. Lloyd (Partner/Director Acquisition Team – Deloitte) @StephanieALloyd
Followers: 7308 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 448
44. Karla Porter (Director of Workforce Development & HR – Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce) @karla_porter
Followers: 5575 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 399
45. John Sumser (Principal Analyst – HrxAnalysts) @JohnSumser
Followers: 5256 Grader: 100 Klout: 62 Listed: 397
46. Geoff Peterson (Managing Principal – General Lead) @GeoffPeterson
Followers: 32547 Grader: 100 Klout: 45 Listed: 428
47. Matt Alder (Founder & Futurologist – MetaShift) @mattalder
Followers: 5094 Grader: 100 Klout: 63 Listed: 349
48. Sarah White (Talent Acquisition Process & Technology Consultant – HCMFreelancer.com) @ImSoSarah
Followers: 4745 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 498
49. Sharlyn Lauby (President – ITM Group, Inc.) @sharlyn_lauby
Followers: 7686 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 454
50. Kirk Abraham (Partner – EASTeam) @EASTeam
Followers: 26757 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 408
51. China Gorman (CEO – CMG Group) @ChinaGorman
Followers: 5532 Grader: 100 Klout: 58 Listed: 348
52. Lance Haun (Community Director – ERE Media) @thelance
Followers: 4145 Grader: 100 Klout: 59 Listed: 395
53. Barry Deutsch (Partner & Executive Recruiter – Impact Hiring Solutions) @Barry_at_IMPACT
Followers: 10295 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 311
54. Jessica Lee (Vice President, Talent Acquisition – APCO Worldwide) @jessica_lee
Followers: 6445 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 471
55. Jason Averbook (CEO & Co-Founder – Knowledge-Infusion) @jasonaverbook
Followers: 4678 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 228
56. Josh Bersin (CEO & President – Bersin & Associates) @Josh_Bersin
Followers: 7494 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 322
57. Miles Jennings (CEO & Founder – Recruiter.com) @milesj
Followers: 5924 Grader: 100 Klout: 57 Listed: 259
58. Harry Joiner (Ecommerce Recruiter – EcommerceRecruiter.com) @EcommerceJobs
Followers: 5567 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 268
59. Kelly Dingee (Strategic Recruiting Manager – Staffing Advisors) @SourcerKelly
Followers: 5743 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 376
60. Tracy Tran (Owner & CEO – Tran Recruiting, LLC) @tracytran
Followers: 3435 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 283
61. Peggy McKee (Owner/Sr. Recruiter – PHC Consulting) @salesrecruiter
Followers: 10183 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 350
62. Traci Deveau (Process Consultant – SilkRoad Technology) @Devoted2HR
Followers: 4238 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 370
63. Steve Browne (Executive Director of HR – LaRosas, Inc.) @sbrownehr
Followers: 4654 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 305
64. Sue Marks (CEO – Pinstripe, Inc.) @SueMarks
Followers: 6508 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 284
65. Ben Eubanks (HR Generalist – Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.) @beneubanks
Followers: 4050 Grader: 100 Klout: 51 Listed: 388
66. Keith McIlvaine (HR Corporate Recruiter – Victaulic) @kufarms
Followers: 4688 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 290
67. Kristi Jones (HR Consultant – Self Employed) @kjoneskc
Followers: 5639 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 274
68. Naomi Bloom (Managing Partner – Bloom & Wallace) @InFullBloomUS
Followers: 3993 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 272
69. Karen Mattonen (CVO – HireCentrix) @HireCentrix
Followers: 6979 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 188
70. Kevin Wheeler (Founder & Chairman – Future of Talent Institute) @kwheeler
Followers: 4769 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 223
71. Jon Ingham (Author, blogger, consultant – Strategic HCM) @joningham
Followers: 5171 Grader: 100 Klout: 43 Listed: 357
72. Peter Gold (Managing Director – Hire Strategies Limited) @petergold99
Followers: 5636 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 216
73. Carmen Hudson (Engagement Manager, Sourcing & Social Media Strategy – Recruiting Toolbox) @peopleshark
Followers: 3544 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 233
74. Chris Havrilla (Principal – Havrilla, LLC) @havrilla
Followers: 3807 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 220
75. Jeff Lipschultz (Principal – A-List Solutions) @JLipschultz
Followers: 4785 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 341
76. Adrienne Graham (Talent Acquisition Consultant – Hues Consulting & Management, Inc.) @talentdiva
Followers: 6722 Grader: 100 Klout: 23 Listed: 319
77. Christa Foley (Recruiting Manager – Zappos.com) @electra
Followers: 6488 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 222
78. Shannon Seery-Gude (Vice President, Digital & Social Strategy – Benard Hodes Group) @seerysm
Followers: 4639 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 224
79. Darryl Dioso (Lead Consultant – Resource Management Solutions Group) @DarrylRMSG
Followers: 7791 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 209
80. Shauna Moerke (HR Administrator – The Outsource Group) @HR_Minion
Followers: 3351 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 320
81. Nora Burns (Principal/Sr. Consultant – Insightful Endeavors) @NoraBurns
Followers: 4177 Grader: 100 Klout: 47 Listed: 218
82. Michael Specht (HR Technology & Enterprise 2.0 Consultant – Inspect Pty Ltd) @mspecht
Followers: 4222 Grader: 100 Klout: 43 Listed: 235
83. David Graziano (Talent Acquisition Specialist – Social Recruiting Strategist) @DavidGraziano
Followers: 5119 Grader: 100 Klout: 41 Listed: 220
84. Ryan Leary (Sourcing Science/Sourcing Lead – Kenexa) @ryanleary
Followers: 3611 Grader: 100 Klout; 38 Listed: 294
85. Stacy Williamson (Recruiter – ESPN) @RecruiterStacy
Followers: 8700 Grader: 96 Klout: 60 Listed: 246
86. Arie Ball (Vice President, Talent Acquisition – Sodexo) @Arie_Ball
Followers: 4082 Grader: 100 Klout; 48 Listed: 162
87. Deirdre Honner (Associate Director, Human Resources – Calvin College) @theHRmaven
Followers: 3808 Grader: 100 Klout: 35 Listed: 233
88. Ryan Estis (Chief Experience Officer – Ryan Estis & Associates) @ryanestis
Followers: 2753 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 156
89. Kimberly Roden (Director of Human Resources – Cover-All Technologies) @Kimberly_Roden
Followers: 2980 Grader: 98.3 Klout: 62 Listed: 288
90. Mervyn Dinnen (Content & Community Manager – Jobsite) @MervynDinnen
Followers: 2775 Grader: 98.2 Klout: 67 Listed: 213
91. Susan Burns (Director, Talent Acquisition & Diversity – Bonneville Power Administration) @TalentSynch
Followers: 3536 Grader: 100 Klout: 31 Listed: 218
92. Glenn Gutmacher (Recruiter – Sourcing SWAT Team Group Manager & Talent Search Architect – Avenade) @gutmach
Followers: 3789 Grader: 100 Klout: 34 Listed: 166
93. Lisa Rosendahl (Human Resources Director – Veteran’s Health Administration) @lisarosendahl
Followers: 3697 Grader: 98.5 Klout: 48 Listed: 391
94. Robin Schooling (Vice President Human Resources – Louisiana Lottery Corporation) @RobinSchooling
Followers: 2685 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 64 Listed: 244
95. Steve Levy (Managing Director, Technology & Social Media – Twiller-Moore) @LevyRecruits
Followers: 3201 Grader: 97.8 Klout: 62 Listed: 293
96. Eric Peterson (Diversity & Inclusion Manager – Society for Human Resource Management) @EPetersonSHRM
Followers: 2793 Grader: 98.3 Klout: 63 Listed: 213
97. Tim Sackett (Executive Vice President – HRU Technical Resources) @TimSackett
Followers; 3098 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 58 Listed: 264
98. Duane Roberts (Technical Recruiter- Andiamo! Group) @DuaneRoberts
Followers: 4097 Grader: 100 Klout: 34 Listed: 72
99. Cindy Ausman (Managing Partner – Gartner Partners, LLC) @CindyRecruiter
Followers: 3618 Grader: 100 Klout: 31 Listed: 140
100. Franny Oxford (Vice President Human Resources – Leedo Building Solutions) @Frannyo
Followers: 2377 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 67 Listed: 198
NOTE: If you’re wondering how you stack up, minimum number of followers to make the list – 2,377, minimum Twitter Grader score – 96, minimum Klout score – 23, minimum number of lists – 72.
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So who’d I miss? Who are your favorites – on or not on this list?
